Improvement in umbrellas



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MARY STEPHENS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WRIGHT, `BROTHERS & 00.10F SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. 109,775, datei November 29, 1870.

. IMPROVEMENT INl UMBRELLAS.

The Schedule referred to ila-these Letters Patentand making part of the same.

I, MARY STEPHENS, of? Philadelphia, county of IhiladelphiaState of Pennsylvania,- have invented an Improvement in Umbrellas and Parasols, of which the following is aspecilication.

' Nature and Object of thc Int-calida.

My invention consists of an umbrella onparasol, stitched and otherwise made in the mannerdescribed hereafter, with a view to economy in construction and `neatness of finish.

Description o f the Accompanying Drawing.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are perspective views, illustrating the successive stages of the manuiiicturo .of an umbrella or parasol-cover in accordance with ni'y invention Figure 4, an inside viewpf part of the cover as it appears before it is secured tothe frame ofr an umbrella or parasol 'f Figure 5, an inverted view. of a iinished umbrella or parasol; and

Figure i, a view of a para/sol with an interiggliping.

General Description;

The main peculiar-ity of my invention is that the exterior cover and lining, instead o t' heilig made separately, as usual, and attached to opposite sides of the frame of the umbrella or parasol, are stitched together throughout, and entirely kcompleted before beling att-ached to the frame.

Both the exterior cover and the lining consist, as usual, of a number of triangular pieces or sections, vmeeting ata single point in the center, where all are sewed together.

The method of combining these sections so a's to form the connected cover and lining simultaneously, will be best understood by referring to figs. 2, and 3, where- A represents one of the triangular )ieces ot' which the exterior cove-r is colnposed,and l B, a corresponding piece, of equal size, which is to form part ofthe lining;

One of these pieces is laid upon the other, as shown in iig. 1, with the face of thefabric inside, and the two are stitched together near to the edgerc The two piecesare -then turned over or reversed, as 'shown in iig. 2, so as to bring thel faces of the fabric outward, and entirely conceal the seam and row of stitches.

When a suiiieient number of triangular pieces have been thus sewed together, andthe seam turned inside vand concealed, it only remains to stitch the several pairs together in the manner lshown in tig. 3,`in order to lform the complete lined cover.

It'will be observed, on reference to ifn4, that the seams and rows of stitches, y, between the several sections of the lined cover appear on the inside of the' vupon and secured to the frame of the umbrella or parasol, Aas-shown in 1i". 5.

'Ilie advantages of my invention will be rendered apparent by comparing it with an ordinary lined parasol, such as shown in iig. 6. A

In this case, both the exterior cover and the lining are formed separately, and of a number of triangular pieces, so that each requires as much work in its preparation as the cover and lining 'together demand in my invention', with the except-ion of the seam a: a'.

The cover and the lining have also to be attached separately to the frame, and at opposite sides of the same, which demands doublev the amount of work, anda much more skillful manipulation of both the cover and the lining, to prevent drawing or puckering of one or the other,'than when both are secured together, and to the outside ofthe frame, as in my in- Y ven tion.

rIhe lining also, when thus attached to the interior of the frame, has to'be drawn over and connected to the rods or stretchers h, as well as to the ribs, ,an arrangement which is only suitable forparasols, and has not been used to any great extent for umbrellas.

lhe vgreatest objection, however, to the ordinary inner lining is, that 'it must be secured to the cover along the entire outer edge of the latter by an exposed row of stitches, z, (iig. 6,) which, besides detract-ing from the neat appearance ,of the parasol, involves an additional amount of lwork, which it has been customary to perform entirely by hand, owing to the diiiiculty of properly supportingl the umbrella or parasol in a'positon to be worked upon by a sewing-machine.

In my invention-there is no exposed row of stitching along the outer edge of the umbrella or parasol, all the sewing that is required can be done by a machine, and no more time or greater skill is required .in securing the lined cover tothe :frame than in attaching an ordinary single cover.

Claim..

ing the outer edge ofthe face and lining sections,

. folding such sectionsA so as to conceal the seam, and

then connecting the sections together at their straight edges, substantially as described.

lIn testimony whereofLI have signed my name to this specification in the`presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

. MARY STEPHENS. Witnesses:

WM. A. STEEL, HARRY SMITH. 

